Saturday, June 3rd, 9am - 11am Longue Vue House & Gardens 7 Bamboo Rd., New Orleans Our May 6th Meeting was rained out, so we were able to reschedule this opportunity to meet and see the great wild garden at Longue Vue. So....if you need some gardening inspiration, this is the meeting for you! Tour the beautiful gardens ...continue reading "MEMBERSHIP MEETING, Longue Vue (rescheduled)"
NPI is again partnering with the sustainable Mardi Gras throw non-profit, Grounds Krewe to provide native flower seeds to grow in their peat pot throws. We have gathered and dried the seed and need help packing those seeds in to envelopes. If you can spare a couple of hours, please Sign up here!
A second round of seed packing for Mardi Gras throws is scheduled with Grounds Krewe at NOLA Brewing. Join us for football, beer, and volunteer. Family and dog friendly!
Some volunteer plants are great to keep in the garden and work with. Other unwanted weeds can be easier to eradicate when you understand their weaknesses. Learn how weed management is accomplished at the Big lake Native Plant Trail gardens in New Orleans City Park and other projects by horticulturist Jennifer Prout. Register on Zoom ...continue reading "Webinar: “Working with the Weeds” Jennifer Prout"
Come see us at the New Orleans Botanical Garden's Fall Garden Fest. Our display will feature lots of information about native gardening.
Come out to see the trail and the great work NPI and City Park volunteers have been doing out there. We will tour the various areas of the trail for ...continue reading "Membership Meeting at Big Lake Native Plant Trail"
The Sunflowers and Asters should be in full glory. Come join us for our final meeting of the year! Stay tuned for details, but we will likely do some light ...continue reading "Membership Meeting at Rosa Keller Library"
A PICK-UP day for your T-shirt Order is scheduled for Saturday, December 16th, from 8am-noon at 5315 St Anthony, New Orleans LA.
In order to expedite processing and ship out in time for the holiday, the deadline for online ordering is 5 pm Friday, December 1st. A PICK-UP day is scheduled for ...continue reading "Deadline to Order NPI T-shirt"
Join volunteers from Orleans Audubon and UNO to continue work at the UNO Woodlot. We'll be removing small invasive trees, mulching newly planted trees and clearing pathways to make this ...continue reading "UNO Work Day"
This is the DEEP DIVE into the native plants of Louisiana. Presentations include Pollinator Research, Bluebonnet Swamp, Cajun Prairie Species and Research, Spiders and native plants and more. Special vendors ...continue reading "LNPS Annual Conference"
We will meet at 9am on Saturday, March 9th to keep the Keller garden some TLC. Kelleye and Mariah from Whimscapes Landscaping will be leading this volunteer date where we ...continue reading "Volunteer in the Garden – Keller Library"
